Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation.

Councillor Christine Jones introduced the report on the North Wales Regional Social Care / Health Partnership Board.  The Board would be a statutory body with functions defined by the Act and in subsequent regulations with the force of law.

Part 9 of the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014 required local authorities to make arrangements to promote co-operation with their relevant partners and others in relation to adults with needs for care and support carers and children.  It placed a duty on relevant partners to co-operate with, and provide information to, the local authorities for the purpose of planning and delivering their social services functions.

The Chief Officer (Social Services) explained that the objectives of the Regional Partnership Boards were to ensure the partnership boards worked effectively together to:

·         Respond to the population needs assessment carried out in accordance with Section 14 of the Social Services and Well-Being (Wales) Act;

·         Implement the plans for each of the local authority areas covered by the board which local authorities and local health boards were required to prepare and publish under section 14A of the Act;

·         Ensure the partnership bodies provide sufficient resources for the partnership arrangements, in accordance with their powers under section 167 of the Act; and

·         Promote the establishment of pooled funds where appropriate

Councillor Shotton said he was pleased to read that the new Board would have a reporting arrangement to the North Wales Regional Leadership Board.

RESOLVED:

That the establishment of the Regional Partnership Board as described in the report be endorsed and the Cabinet Member for Social Services and Chief Officer (Social Services) sit on the Board.